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Virgin Galactic spaceplane reaches space with first passenger on board

By Loren Grush
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Resurrected Firefly Aerospace will take over a launch site at busy Florida spaceport

By Loren Grush
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SpaceX launched a trio of spacecraft, including a lander bound for the Moon

By Loren Grush

Japanese startup plans to test an experimental battery on the Moon

By Angela Chen and Loren Grush
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Japanese spacecraft successfully touches down on an asteroid, grabbing a sample of dust

By Loren Grush
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Neptune’s newly discovered moon may be the survivor of an ancient collision

By Loren Grush
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Trump signs new directive calling on Space Force to be part of the Air Force

By Loren Grush
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Israeli spacecraft poised to become first privately funded lander on the Moon

By Loren Grush
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Newly signed funding bill gives NASA’s budget a significant boost

By Loren Grush
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Watch a satellite spear space debris with a harpoon

By Loren Grush

NASA wants to jump-start development of landers to take humans to the Moon

By Loren Grush
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Photos from NASA’s lost Opportunity

By Mary Beth Griggs

NASA is saying goodbye to its Opportunity rover on Mars after eight months of radio silence

By Loren Grush
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SpaceX’s Air Force certification faces scrutiny from Pentagon auditor

By Loren Grush
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Former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly is running for the US Senate in Arizona

By Loren Grush

The company that promised a one-way ticket to Mars is bankrupt

By Loren Grush
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New pictures from NASA’s New Horizons show a pancaked peanut

By Rachel Becker
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With shiny new badges, Virgin Galactic pilots join elite group of commercial astronauts

By Loren Grush

Europe’s Mars rover will be named after chemist Rosalind Franklin

By Mary Beth Griggs
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How a new satellite constellation could allow us to track planes all over the globe

By Loren Grush
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After making history, NASA’s tiny deep-space satellites go silent

By Loren Grush
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Chinese satellite captures stunning backside image of the Moon with Earth

By Loren Grush
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Tiny meteorites are everywhere — here’s how to find them

By Cory Zapatka

SpaceX test fires the massive new engine for its next big rocket

By Jon Porter and Loren Grush
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What time is the Super Bowl throughout the Solar System?

By Loren Grush
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Better interior design might keep astronauts healthier and happier in deep space

By Loren Grush
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Alphabet’s Loon sets its sights on the satellite industry

By Nick Statt
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Watch SpaceX get very close to catching its rocket’s nose cone during a test

By Loren Grush
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NASA is back to work, but the effects of the government shutdown linger

By Loren Grush
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The Pentagon compiled research into invisibility cloaking, wormholes, and warp drive

By Makena Kelly
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Virgin Galactic lays off 40 employees ahead of transition to New Mexico spaceport

By Loren Grush
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SpaceX achieves testing milestone under the shadow of a government shutdown

By Loren Grush
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